We are just a week away from the mid-term elections—which many believe to be the most important mid-terms of our life-time.

Many Americans who are discontent or even angry with the president over his rhetoric and policy positions are saying, “We need a change”, “we need a change if our country is going to be put on the right track…”

I hear many people saying, “We need a change”—but I don’t hear many saying, “We need to change!” I believe that, as a nation, what we really need more than a change in leadership is a change of heart.

It’s true this country desperately needs a change in direction—but direction away from sin and back to God—in other words what we really need is national repentance and revival! Read more…

Ephesians 5:15-16 (NKJV) See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The Greek word translated circumspectly in verse 15 carries with it the idea of “precision and accuracy”—but also has the idea of looking, examining, and investigating something with great care. But this Greek word further includes with it the idea of alertness

.So, Paul is telling us, “See that you walk (live) your Christian life carefully with great precision—looking all around and giving strict attention to all things as one might do when passing through a very dangerous place.” (As when walking thru a mine field)

Ephesians 2:1-3 (NKJV) And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

Here in Ephesians Chapter 2 Paul is talking about the riches of God’s grace toward the human race in sending His Son to save us. However, before a person will appreciate the riches Read more…

John 4:23-24 (NKJV) But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

The purpose for which John the Apostle wrote his gospel was so that people could have eternal life—a purpose he clearly states at the end of his gospel when he said—

John 20:31 (NKJV)

…these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

Fifty-four times in his gospel John talks about the life that Jesus gives. The Greek word he uses for life is Zoë, a word that means spiritual life, or in other words—the life of God. The Bible defines Zoë life as a dynamic life, a fruitful life, a joyful and fulfilled life.

It’s a life that Jesus Himself said was abundant and David in Psalm 23 described as overflowing. But here’s the problem—if I were to go around asking people to define the concept of ‘life ‘—for many it would be a little hard to nail down.Most people today would probably try to define life in terms of a quality of living.

They would say that life is about achieving a certain level of happiness based on success in their chosen career field which brings them affluence, material possessions and possibly even fame. But this abundant life that Jesus spoke of isn’t external as many believe and teach.

A few days ago, on May 14th the modern State of Israel celebrated its 70th anniversary as a nation. To add to this joyous occasion—President Donald Trump moved our embassy to Jerusalem—which officially opened on May 14th.

In doing this, the United States of America officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The rebirth (resurrection) of the nation of Israel was prophesied in the Old Testament book of Ezekiel Chapter 37. In this Chapter, God is prophesying that Israel will become a nation again in the last days.

Ezekiel 37:12–14 (NKJV)

Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ”

God promised the Jewish people, who had been scattered from their land, that He would raise the nation from “the dead” (v.1-11) by bringing the Jewish people back to the land He had given them and that they would become a nation once again—in the last days.